Tiarella x 'Mystic Mist'
Foamflower
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Foamflower (Tiarella x 'Mystic Mist') - Description
Give your shade garden great visual interest with this colorful, variegated plant that has a fast growing clumping habit. Tiarella 'Mystic Mist' has bright green leaves that have white speckles and red veins. In the spring, spires of fragrant, white foam flowers form above the foliage and in the fall the plant acquires attractive pink tones.
Foamflower (Tiarella x 'Mystic Mist') - Blooming
Inflorescences are borne on narrow, erect stems from spring to summer. Colors can be white or pink.
Foamflower (Tiarella x 'Mystic Mist') - Growth
Rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. Needs partial to full shade. Plants clump together and can reach up to 1 1/2 ft. tall. Works best as a groundcover for a woodland garden or shady border. T. cordifolia is fast-spreading.
Foamflower (Tiarella x 'Mystic Mist') - Planting
Propagate from the seed in spring or when ripe. Sow in containers in a cold frame (for protection and to ensure hardiness).
Foamflower (Tiarella x 'Mystic Mist') - Pest
Slugs. Tiarella is also susceptible to rust.
Foamflower (Tiarella x 'Mystic Mist') - Interesting facts
The leaves have bristly hairs on their surface. Foliage turns shades of reddish copper in fall and winter.
Foamflower (Tiarella x 'Mystic Mist') - Soil and irrigation
Needs regular water. Plants don't do well with excessive winter moisture. Tolerant of many soil conditions, but does best in cool, humus-rich soil that is kept moist.
